English translation:

A lot of cock-rock, but with great b-sides in an anniversary-edition.

Because this album supposedly revitalized the Manics, an anniversary-edition was released. The synth-pop of "Lifeblood" (2004) had been a flop just like the „Viva­Fidel Castro!“-epos „Know Your Enemy“ (2001). The way out: Hymns like they are from the drawing-board. Like the duet with Nina Persson, which has a chorus that sounds like James Dean Bradfield was banging a beer-stein on the table in a beer tent three times („Your love alone is not enough, not enough, not enough“), along with it the „A Design For Life“-waltzing-copy „Indian Summer“ and mild polititical comments: „God, I feel like a liberal.“

For the re-issue the band merely removed the mega-cock-rock song "Underdogs" and replaced it with the b-side "Welcome to the Dead Zone".

The b-sides in the package make the difference. They are superb because they sound disinhibited. "Heyday Of THe Blood" is teriffic while with their version of Rhianna's "Umbrella" the Manic Street Preachers take part in the popular game of bands refining R&B hits.

[I actually like the google-translate-version a lot better]

Google translation:

A lot of pigskins, but with great B-sides in a jubilee edition.

Because this album has pumped Manic's new blood into the veins, there is an anniversary expedition. The synthpop of "Lifeblood" (2004) floated, as did the "Viva Fidel Castro!" Epic "Know Your Enemy" (2001). The way out: slide-thumbs. As in a duet with Nina Persson, who appears to be in the chorus, as if James Dean Bradfield had a three-time hit the beer tent with the hummingbird ("Your love alone is not enough, not enough, not enough"), the "A Design For Life" rolling copy "Indian Summer" and mild political comments: "God, I feel like a liberal."